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1 JUN

AKI Renovations Lawsuit

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On May 29, 2015, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Aki Renovations Group, Inc.; Aki Renovations, Inc.; Aki Todic, individually; Mujo Todic, individually; and Halil Todic, individually (collectively “Defendants” or “Aki Group”). The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all laborers who work or have worked for the Aki Group within the last six years.

Defendants are based in Queens, New York and provide ...

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1 JUN

Exploration Drilling Lawsuit Filed by F&S

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On May 20, 2015, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Montana Billings Division against Exploration Drilling, Inc. (“Exploration Drilling”). The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all flowback operators and other similarly situated employees who work or have worked at Exploration Drilling nationwide.

The lawsuit alleges that Exploration Drilling has failed to pay overtime to flowback operators. Flowback operators are paid a day rate, which is a pre-set ...

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14 MAY

Sushi Samba Lawsuit

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On May 13, 2015, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Gaucho, LLC; Samba Brands Management; 7th & Barrow LLC; Avenue Spoon Inc.; Shimon Bokova; Danielle Billera; and Matthew Johnson (collectively, “Defendants”) who collectively own and operate the Sushi Samba restaurants in New York City, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Las Vegas.  The lawsuit is filed on behalf of all servers, bussers, runners, bartenders, ...

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27 MAR

TGI Fridays- Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss and Change Venue are Denied.

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On March 27, 2015, in the case of Flood v. Carlson Restaurants Inc., Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied Defendants motion to transfer the action to the Northern District of Texas and to partially dismiss Plaintiffs’ FLSA minimum wage claim.  Plaintiffs originally commenced this action on April 17, 2014, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated current and former tipped workers – including servers, bussers, runners, bartenders, barbacks, ...

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26 MAR

Dinosaur BBQ Lawsuit Filed

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On March 26, 2015, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Dinosaur Restaurants, LLC, JLN-Store, Inc. f/k/a Dino-Store, Inc., Soros Strategic Partners LP, and John Stage, who collectively own and operated the Dinosaur Bar-B-Que franchise.  This lawsuit is specifically filed on behalf of all servers, bussers, runners, bartenders, and other “Tipped Workers” who work or have worked at the following Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurants: the ...

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24 MAR

Landry’s/McCormick & Schmick’s Lawsuit Filed

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On March 24, 2015, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Landry’s, Inc. and its subsidiaries McCormick & Schmick Restaurant Corp. and Landry’s Seafood House-Arlington, Inc., on behalf of all servers, bussers, and other tipped workers who have worked at the “McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood & Steaks” that operated in New York City between March 24, 2009 and June 13, 2014.

Landry’s Inc. (“Landry’s”) is ...

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12 MAR

Third Circuit Issues Great Decision on the Motor Carrier Exemption

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On March 11, 2015 the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reached a precedential holding in the case of McMaster v. Eastern Armored Services, Inc., affirming the District Court’s opinion that the professional motor carrier exemption does not apply for motor carrier employees who, either in whole or in part, drive vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds.  This case was brought by an employee for an armored courier company who spent roughly 51% of her time working ...

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4 FEB

Plaintiffs Win Nationwide Conditional Certification in TGI Fridays Case

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On January 20, 2015, in the case of Flood v. Carlson Restaurants Inc., Judge Analisa Torres of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Plaintiffs’ motion for a nationwide conditional collective action certification, court-authorized notice, and expedited discovery.  Plaintiffs originally commenced this action on April 17, 2014, on behalf of themselves and all similarly situated current and former tipped workers – including servers, bussers, runners, bartenders, barbacks, and hosts – employed at T.G.I. Friday’s ...

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6 JAN

FLSA Proposed Revisions

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Looming revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) are likely to make millions of previously exempt American workers eligible for overtime pay and other protections provided by the FLSA. While there has been no official proposal released as of yet, an executive action issued in 2014 is likely to lead to revisions of certain FLSA criteria and standards which have remained mostly stagnant since as far back as 2004. Specifically, analysts and policy makers expect significant changes to the ...

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22 DEC

District 12 NYC Lawsuit

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On December 19, 2014, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the owners and operators of “District 12”, a bar and restaurant located at 4892 Broadway, New York, New York 10034 on behalf of all cooks, line cooks, food preparers, dishwashers, and other “Non-Exempt Workers” who have worked there.

The Plaintiff class in this lawsuit submits that they were subjected to widespread policies which violated ...

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